Jervis Bay Brewing Co has taken home consecutive gold medals in the Best Breweries and Distilleries category at this week’s NSW Tourism Awards, coinciding with the Woollamia Taproom’s seventh birthday.
They’ve Done it Again! There’s no better birthday gift than a gold medal from a prestigious award and the team from Jervis Bay Brewing Co can now boast two years in a row for achieving the top honour in the Best Breweries & Distilleries category at the NSW Tourism Awards this week, as they turn 7.
Never ones to rest on their laurels, the brewers are now off to represent NSW in the Tourism Wineries, Distilleries & Breweries category at the national awards in February next year.
Seven years of creating a space for the local community to gather—for fundraisers, film nights, open mics, pet days, art shows, parties and even poignant moments of reflection—has been just as important as the products (which have won their fair share of awards, too) for the team led by Paul Walker and Oisín Sweeney, who created the establishment in 2019 alongside Christian Wood and Ben Hutchings in 2019. The dozens of messages on social media congratulating the brewers is testament to the place they occupy in the hearts of many locals.
“We’re incredibly proud to receive this recognition,” Paul says. “We’ve always wanted to create something that contributes to the place we call home, not just another brewery. It’s about the people, the community, the experiences and, of course, the beer. Most importantly, this award belongs to our amazing team, our local community and everyone who has supported us along the way.”
The first “visionary” hospitality business to set up in a shed in the Woollamia business park on the outskirts of Huskisson, Jervis Bay Brewing Co is now in the heart of a booming district that boasts bakers and shellfish farmers, distillers and seaweed scientists, with more diverse and interesting businesses on the way for the district.
Good Works, Great Beer, Grateful Locals
Read More about the story behind Jervis Bay Brewing Co in our feature story from their previous Gold win.
